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It was hoped Shane Temara would return from his ankle injury soon and his presence would be a boost when the Jets host the Auckland Huskies on Sunday. While it still looks to be a rough road to finish the year, if they can reproduce the performance from the Rams game in their last four games of the season, they will be more than competitive. Guard Daishon Knight led the way in both games at the weekend, but he went big against the Rams with a triple double, scoring 30 points to go with 16 rebounds and 11 assists. Nikau McCullough put in his best performance, scoring a career-high 25 points, and DeAndre Daniels scored 22 points.
The Saints mean the world to McLean. A born-and-bred Wellingtonian, he debuted for the team in 1996 against the Hutt Valley Lakers as a 17-year-old Rongotai College schoolboy. He holds the record for games played for the club (269) and has spent 16 seasons with them, winning three championships in 2003, 2010, and 2011.
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Troy McLean, right, celebrates the Wellington Saints title win in 2011 against the Hawke s Bay Hawks. McLean has played the fourth most games in NBL history (320), also spending two seasons with the Manawatū Jets (2013-14) and another in 2006 with the defunct Harbour Heat. Injuries and a shortage of top-level depth in New Zealand basketball with the Australian NBL operating at the same time helped pave the way for a Saints’ return.